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Smart home

The market for smart home products and installations is young, vibrant and very broad. So much so, that it can be rather hard to define. It ranges from high-end, custom-made home automation systems that control many applications for heating, lighting, security and entertainment from an integrated central app, to small off-the-shelf solutions like a single light bulb controlled through an app on your phone.

This interesting market is still in its infancy, which means there are great and many opportunities for manufacturers and brands who aim to produce innovative smart home products. At the same time, this young and rapidly developing market can be rather volatile and poses many challenges. Its playing field is constantly changing, for instance. The constant stream of new developments and innovations, and the many new and unknown players can make it hard to stay ahead of the game.

Challenges USP can help you overcome

We have conducted many studies to help a diversity of clients succeed in the in the smart home market, which can roughly be segmented into heating, lighting, security and entertainment.

Questions they were struggling with included:

  • Who decides on smart home solutions and who influences them?
  • Who are your competitors and how can you stay ahead of them?
  • How are prices influenced by large online players in this market?
  • What trends influence this market and what opportunities do they create?

Trends and influencing the smart home market

In its earliest form, this market consisted of a high-end segment of home automation systems for wealthy early adaptors, resulting in an image of being expensive and high end. That is clearly not the case any more, and smart home products and systems are now available in broader price ranges for a more general public. Availability to a broad public does not automatically mean broad adoption though. The rise of smart home has not been the revolution smart devices are often hyped to be, at least not in every segment. 

The quest for sustainability and a healthy climate is a good example of larger trends influencing the smart home market. This call was answered by a vast array of smart home devices that help save energy either directly, for instance a smart thermostat, or indirectly, like a system to automatically open or close curtains and windows to create a healthy indoor climate and replace an energy-consuming air conditioning.

Like sustainability, major trends like labour shortage or the ageing population are of influence. Installers need time to get familiar with new smart home systems. Time is often absent because schedules are full due to the labour shortages. Meanwhile, since smart products are generally more easily adopted by younger generations, an ageing population of both installers and consumers is harder to convince that smart home systems are worth the investment. 

How can USP help in the Smart home market?

Researches USP often conducts related to smart home are:

  1. Market exploration research
  2. Market segmentation research
  3. Product development research
  4. Customer journey research
  5. Driver analysis

Context is key

To create an overview of market developments and provide context for client-specific researches, USP Marketing Consultancy has developed several monitors. We continuously research market developments and effects of key trends like labour shortage among architects, contractors, HVAC installers, electrical installers, painters and end-consumers, of which reports are published quarterly, semi-annually or annually.

European Electrical Installation Monitor

This research helps understand the electrical installer, vital for a good marketing strategy and internal discussions. The European Electrical Installation monitor provides insights on installers activities, how they orientate themselves, training needs they have, how digital they are, etc. The key trends in this market are monitored each quarter in seven European countries since 2016.

 

European Architectural Barometer

Each quarter, USP’s prediction model forecasts future building volumes in eight European countries. Alongside forecasting volumes, we use architects’ insights to study key trends like BIM, prefab, changes in DMU, the changing role of architects, etc. Knowing where, how and when these trends become relevant is the key market intelligence necessary for sound strategic decision making.

 

Painter Insight Monitor

The Painter Insight Monitor covers 8 key European markets, with 250 professional painters interviewed per year per country. This provides a comprehensive overview of the European paint market (interior paint, exterior wall paint, and coatings) and paint-related products (acrylic sealants, tapes, fillers, wood repair products, spray paints, brushes & rollers, etc.).

 

 

Latest news around smart home 

We frequently publish news articles based on our latest market studies. Read our most recent articles about the smart home market below.

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